Samantha Kollasch's stories

Churches change to accommodate busy members
By Angela Holmes and Adam Moore With increasingly busy schedules – especially on weekends – many people may find it difficult to attend a church service on Sunday mornings. That’s why local church leaders are constantly coming up with new…
Quaker Oats plant focused on sustainability, flood protection
Company a founding member of the Sustainability Alliance By Pat Shaver CEDAR RAPIDS – In…

Are you a small organization? Don’t screw up
Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls Small organization? Go where the competition is. Find your niche.…
Backpocket to partner with St. Louis’ Schlafly
Groundbreaking scheduled; company plans sustainable practices The Backpocket Brewing project is big, and we have…

Craft brewing coming to Coralville
Backpocket Brewing to contract brew with St. Louis’ Schlafly To read a Q&A with Schlafly…

Rally held in support of general aviation industry
Rockwell Collins, Goodrich among those employing Iowans in the industry By John Kenyon CEDAR RAPIDS…

Marketing has changed. Have you?
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls It used to be so easy. You build a great…
Major streetscape project continues in Marion
By Pat Shaver MARION – In seven to 10 years, a busy one-mile, 24-block stretch…

Development possible for IC’s North Linn Street
IOWA CITY – A good neighbor meeting will take place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 11…

Maximizing your return on training investment
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls Each year, millions of dollars is invested in employee and…
Gasoline in the veins
By Gigi Wood IOWA CITY — It was time. One of the first car dealers…

Best of the Corridor: Stalwarts and new faces
Sixth-annual subscriber survey recognizes business excellence By John Kenyon CORRIDOR – When looking at this…

Patch.com enters media market with news site
AOL.com-owned company preaches ‘hyper-local’ news By Gigi Wood JOHNSON COUNTY – Iowa City has a…

Dealing with the manager from Hades
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls The first article in my book, Beyond Luck, is titled,…
Big idea events coming up in Corridor
BarcampICR, Startup Weekend, TEDx to promote entrepreneurship By Gigi Wood CORRIDOR – Officials have long talked…

State groups respond to layoffs
Whirlpool, Roberts Dairy layoffs affect nearly 400 workers By Gigi Wood CORRIDOR – Hiccups in…
